Duolingo · 12 hours ago
Senior Product Design Manager
Pittsburgh, PA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$200K/yr - $300K/yr
8+ years expDuolingo is on a mission to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. They are seeking a Senior Product Design Manager to lead and grow a high-performing team that shapes delightful and effective experiences for millions of learners, managing designers and driving strategy and execution for a critical product area.
E-LearningEducationLanguage LearningMobile Apps
Responsibilities
Grow and lead a talented, diverse, inclusive team of product designers and design leaders who consistently deliver high-quality work and learner-focused outcomes
Develop your team’s skills and careers, giving clear, actionable feedback and coaching toward greater scope and impact
Partner deeply with Product and Engineering leaders to set strategy, plan effectively, and hit product and business metrics
Uphold and elevate a high bar for design craft and usability across end-to-end experiences, from visual design to interaction details and animation
Use data and experimentation to inform decisions, measure outcomes, and iterate for impact
Work directly with executives and our CEO in building excellent products
Champion a creative, learner-first culture that balances bold bets with rigorous, data-driven improvements
Qualification
Required
8+ years in product design with proven people management experience at a comparable tech company
A track record of building, scaling, and developing high-performing design teams and recruiting diverse talent
Experience partnering with PM and Engineering to define strategy, plan roadmaps, and deliver measurable results
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate product rationale and design feedback clearly to executives and cross-functional partners
A strong grasp of data-informed design; comfortable setting success metrics and reviewing experiments
Fluency in modern design tools and practices; able to give incisive, craft-level feedback even when not the hands-on designer
The ability to work from or relocate to Pittsburgh, PA, or New York City, NY
Preferred
A portfolio that showcases exceptional outcomes and craft through the work of their teams
Experience owning large end-to-end projects, while also being able to deliver at speed
Demonstrated organizational savvy with strong relationships across functions and levels
A love for the craft and a care for their people
Benefits
Equity compensation
World-class benefits
Company
Duolingo
Duolingo is a language-learning education platform that offers 98 total courses across nearly 40 distinct languages.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$183.3MKey Investors
General AtlanticCapitalGDrive Capital
2021-07-28IPO
2020-11-18Series H· $35M
2020-04-14Series G· $10M
Leadership Team
Luis von Ahn
CEO, co-Founder & Board Member
Severin Hacker
CTO & Cofounder
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